Player of the Week
Kaylene Smikle, Maryland
Junior – Guard – Bay Shore, N.Y. – Westtown
• Averaged 28.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 89.5 percent at the free throw line in Maryland’s pair of road victories
• Scored 21 points and went 10-for-10 at the charity stripe with nine rebounds against Oregon
• Shot 72.2 percent from the field on her way to a career-high 36 points versus Washington
• Her 36 points were the most scored by a Terp since 2019
• Earns the second Big Ten Player of the Week award of her career
• Last Maryland Player of the Week: Shyanne Sellers (Jan. 20, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Syla Swords, Michigan
Guard – Sudbury, Ontario – Long Island Lutheran
• Posted 15 points, five rebounds and five assists at Nebraska
• Dropped a game-high 19 points with six assists and five boards to lead the Wolverines past the Spartans
• Collects her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Olivia Olson (Feb. 3, 2025)
Kaylene Smikle, Maryland
Junior – Guard – Bay Shore, N.Y. – Westtown
• Averaged 28.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 89.5 percent at the free throw line in Maryland’s pair of road victories
• Scored 21 points and went 10-for-10 at the charity stripe with nine rebounds against Oregon
• Shot 72.2 percent from the field on her way to a career-high 36 points versus Washington
• Her 36 points were the most scored by a Terp since 2019
• Earns the second Big Ten Player of the Week award of her career
• Last Maryland Player of the Week: Shyanne Sellers (Jan. 20, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Syla Swords, Michigan
Guard – Sudbury, Ontario – Long Island Lutheran
• Posted 15 points, five rebounds and five assists at Nebraska
• Dropped a game-high 19 points with six assists and five boards to lead the Wolverines past the Spartans
• Collects her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Olivia Olson (Feb. 3, 2025)
